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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... Drawing from fairy tales and East Asian folklore, this original fantasy from the author of Spin the Dawn is perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone. "A dazzling fairytale full...

“Do you trust me?” An instant bestseller, A Map of Days launched readers into the previously unexplored world of American peculiars, one bursting with new questions, new allies, and new adversaries. Now, with enemies behind him and the unknown ahead, Jacob Portman’s story continues as he...

The spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets of the ancient California redwoods. Danny didn’t know what she was looking for when she and her mother spread out a map of the United States and Danny put her finger down on Tempest...

Left injured on the side of the road with no memories at ten years old, Lia has never known anything but the foster care system. Now that she's aging out, she's ready to write her own story for her life with a job and apartment all lined up . . . until she loses the job before even starting. Desperate to not become homeless, she ends up accepting an offer for a job she doesn't remember applying for at a hotel she's not sure exists. Once she arrives, she discovers a hotel catering to supernatural beings, as well as a captivating hotel owner who hates her on sight.

After the mysterious death of their best friend, Ella, Yuki, and Rory are the talk of their elite school, Grimrose Académie. The police ruled Ariane’s death as a suicide, but the trio is determined to find out what really happened. When Nani Eszes arrives as their newest roommate, it sets into motion a series of events that no one could have predicted. As the girls retrace their friend’s final days, they discover a dark secret about Grimrose - Ariane wasn’t the first dead girl. They soon learn that all the past murders are connected to ancient fairy-tale curses....

"There are moments of true tenderness, hope, and grief in this haunting, magical tale, and the narrator makes it all convincing. Teenage listeners will be drawn into this enchanting story." -- Booklist, starred review When children start to go missing in the local woods, a teen girl must face...

One chronically ill girl. Fae who feed on pain. Being a snack just got a whole new meaning. Sixteen-year-old Sedona “Seda” Gerard has one goal: stay in school and on track for her future. But chronic heart issues and pain make it feel like she’s getting rotisserie chicken roasted from the...

Eins weiß Junghexe Carly genau: Sie wird in die Fußstapfen ihrer verstorbenen Mutter treten und als Teil des alteingesessenen Hexenzirkels Mondmagie wirken. Doch die Forderung ihrer besten Freundin und ein altes Tagebuch stellen Carlys Überzeugungen auf die Probe. Plötzlich muss sie ihren eigenen Weg finden. Klappentext: In einer perfekten Welt würde Carly mit ihrer besten Freundin am See liegen, sich ausschließlich von Erdbeereis ernähren und den Sommerferien entgegenfiebern.

Bloomsbury presents… The Café at the End of the World by Helen Comerford read by Olivia Forrest THE END IS BREWING ... Love, lattes, and world-ending drama – life just got a lot less cosy for Lydie, teenage daughter of Death. The cosy romcom/fantasy obsession you didn’t know you needed...

I.V. Marie's exquisite dark academia fantasy duology comes to an explosive conclusion! Perfect for fans of Olivie Blake and Leigh Bardugo. THE SEQUEL TO IMMORTAL CONSEQUENCES, THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Decennial is over, but for the students of Blackwood Academy...

A touch of magic meets a romantic mystery in this delightful YA rom-com, where a love-cynical teen with the ability to manipulate emotions gets in over her head when she accidentally curses the school bad boy into falling in love with her. Of all her sisters, only Riya inherited the full powers...

"The keenly romantic enemies-to-lovers, fake-dating, magic-school romance you've been looking for!" –Marissa Meyer, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles From New York Times-bestselling author Adriana Mather comes the next big YA fantasy romance Alchemy of Souls...

A Study In Drowning meets Neverworld Wake in this debut YA fantasy filled with lush world-building, heart stopping romance, and high-stakes competition that could be the key to everything. Norah Sullivan has just discovered she’s a navigator: a person who can manipulate probability. The same...

In #1 New York Times bestseller Allison Saft’s enthralling new romantic fantasy, a chess grandmaster will go to any length to save the person she loves the most. Six years ago, Shea Fury’s sister was whisked away by the High King of the Otherworld, the ruler of the treacherous land of fae...

An action-packed YA contemporary fantasy debut that brings vibrant Malaysian folklore to life. For five years, Caroline Chua has lived in exile from her home and family in Malaysia at a magical academy in New York City--far enough away that she can’t hurt the people she loves. That is until...

Nur knapp entkommt Lilly deGray den schottischen Highlands, doch das bedeutet nicht, dass sie außer Gefahr ist. Denn Salem im Jahr 1692, zu Beginn der Hexenverfolgung, ist alles andere als ein sicherer Ort für fremde junge Frauen. Noch dazu hat sie keine Ahnung, ob Damien und Collin ebenfalls die Flucht gelungen ist, und die Suche nach der Perle von Tortuga entpuppt sich als deutlich schwieriger als gedacht.

In una vecchia sala cinematografica di Los Angeles, un'ambigua e carismatica professoressa tiene un corso su Leggende locali e miti urbani, non semplici storie, ma trame nascoste di una realtà pericolosa. A differenza degli altri studenti, Holland St. James sa che la magia esiste. Lo sente nel sangue, lo vede nelle ombre di una Hollywood dove il successo ha un prezzo troppo alto e le morti improvvise degli attori nascondono misteri su cui non riesce a fare a meno di indagare.

The hotly-anticipated sequel to the unputdownable gothic contemporary fantasy The Glittering Edge. Return to a world where magic is real, witches make irresistible boyfriends, and keeping secrets is dangerous—but not as dangerous as the truth. With the feuding families of Romeo and Juliet, the...

Eli's search to retrace his past continues... in the second book in the King of Dead Things Duology. For fans of dark fantasy like Cemetery Boys, Noughts & Crosses and Threads that Bind from major new YA talent Jamaican British author Nevin Holness It was getting increasingly difficult to...

Llega a España la novela más viral con millones de lectores. Una maldición devastadora. Un rastro de lirios mágicos. Un amor que podría acabar con todo. Veda Thorne ha dejado de luchar contra lo inevitable. Tras probado todas las curas posibles para la maldición mortal que lleva dentro, ha...